Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” as performed by 331 different movies, cut together by Ross John Fearnley.
Category: Music
How Live Nation Is Devouring the Live Music Industry
The Wall Street Journal looks into the gigantic assholes ruining live music.
Pub Choir Covers “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Pub Choir is a pretty neat Australian music project where people go and learn to sing popular songs in three-part harmony as part of a large crowd. At every Pub Choir show over the last 2.5 years, each audience sang one line from Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a group until the whole song was complete.
The final product, featuring 102,974 singers, has finally been released.
The Genius Of System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey!”
Drumeo breaks down John Dolmayan’s drumming brilliance on “Chop Suey!”
“From John Dolmayan’s frantic double-time grooves to sudden shifts to half-time, thunderous tom work, and even blast beats, Dolmayan masterfully drives the song’s unpredictable structure with power and precision. His ability to weave chaos into cohesion mirrors the band’s signature blend of rock, metal, hip-hop, and Armenian folk influences.”
[Drumeo]
The Earworm Eraser: For Getting Catchy Songs Out of Your Head
Atlassian & music psychologist Dr. Kelly Jakubowski have created “The Earworm Eraser”, which “features a series of audio patterns and rhythmic structures that are carefully designed to break the loop of the song in the listener’s mind.”
[Atlassian via Laughing Squid]
Chocolate Droppa: NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Kevin “Chocolate Droppa” Hart does a Relatively Normal-Sized Desk Concert for NPR/April Fools Day.
Coffee Break
- The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans [The Atlantic]
- You should delete your 23andMe data. Here’s how. [The Verge]
- Physical attractiveness far outweighs other traits in online dating success [PsyPost]
- A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network [ProPublica]
- Controversy Erupts As Scientists Claim They Discovered A ‘Vast City’ Underneath Egypt’s Pyramids [BroBible]